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There are lots of big creatures at the Porter Sculpture Park.
Itinerary

7 Inexplicably Huge Animals in South Dakota

50 States of Wonder
Samir S. Patel
The service station in Ukiah, California, photographed in 1991, is made from the trunks of giant redwoods.
roadside attractions

Fuel Your Imagination With Glorious Photos of Odd Gas Stations

This isn’t a good time for cross-country car rides. Good thing John Margolies took a camera on his many road trips.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 18, 2025
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With the Genius Behind America’s Best Roadside Attraction

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Entrance to the yokai tunnel.
Miyoshi, Japan

Yokai Yashiki (Monster and Stone Museum)

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Bath Road Heronry Photographers
Peninsula, Ohio

Bath Road Heronry

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.
The old Esso station.
Landrum, South Carolina

Silver Springs Filling Station

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.
Cherry Valley, New York

The Tepee

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.
Newberry Springs, California

Bagdad Cafe

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Decorated for Christmas
Conyers, Georgia

Cow Tower

A herd of plastic cows hangs out under this transmission tower in rural Georgia.
The Western Pylon now stranded between two busy roads.
Brighton, England

Patcham Pylon

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.
The Second Amendment Cowboy
Amarillo, Texas

The Second Amendment Cowboy

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.
Bena, Minnesota’s Big Fish Supper Club took its name quite literally.
roadside attractions

Revisiting a Classic Photo Compendium of Giant Roadside Curios

John Margolies played an outsize role in memorializing America’s outsize attractions.
Isaac Schultz June 18, 2025
The borne at St Mere Eglise
Sainte-Mère-Église, France

La voie de la Liberté Markers

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Video

On Scotland's Electric Brae, Cars Really Do Seem to Roll Uphill

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roadside attractions

How to Identify Wildflowers Without Bothering to Get Off the Highway

According to a scientist’s satirical guide, flowers are even more beautiful when you can only kind of see them.
Sabrina Imbler January 23, 2020
"Guerrero Chimalli."
Chimalhuacán, Mexico

'Guerrero Chimalli'

This controversial, abstract sculpture is meant to represent an Aztec warrior.
Tom's Logging Camp.
Duluth, Minnesota

Tom's Logging Camp

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.
Permanently Closed
Sapporo, Japan

Dog's Roasted Sweet Potato Stand

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.